WeatherBrains

Tonight is yet another homegrown show.  Tonight we discuss the recent winter weather event and the challenges of snow forecasting for the meteorological community in general.

Tonight's show is a homegrown roundtable discussion of all things weather related.  Join us!

Enjoy a Weatherbrains Christmas gift to you with a heartwarming story all ages will enjoy, "Christmas Eve with The Weather Lady", written by Janet L. Chestnut.  "Christmas Eve with The Weather Lady" is the first story in The Weather Lady stories written by Janet L. Chestnut from Nashville. The stories were inspired by Janet's memories of growing up in the Midwest and her love of weather.

Our Guest WeatherBrains are both Dr. Bob Henson and Greg Carbin.  Greg Carbin is the Chief of Forecast Operations for the WPC.   Welcome back both Bob and Greg!  Tonight's Guest Panelist has been a member of the First Alert Storm Team at WBKO-TV at Bowling Green, KY since 2001.  He's a member of the NWA and earned his Broadcast Seal of Approval in November 2006.  He's been honored 4 times by the Kentucky AP for Best Weather Anchor in TV Division 2.  Shane Holinde, welcome!

Our Guest WeatherBrain was the first African-American female to receive an undergraduate degree in Meteorology from Iowa State University, and she entered NOAA as an operational meteorologist at the Des Moines Weather Forecast Office. She's held many positions over her 27 year career in federal government including 13 years as an operational hydrologist and operational meteorologist with the National Weather service.  Dr. Kandis Boyd, welcome back to the show!  Also joining us as Guest Panelist is TV meteorologist at Action New 5 in Memphis. He started his career at KAIT in Jonesboro, Arkansas, which is a sister station of Action News 5. Spencer came to Memphis from WAAY-TV in Huntsville, Alabama where he was the chief meteorologist. Prior to that, he worked at the CBS station in Huntsville as a weekend and morning meteorologist.  Spencer Denton, welcome!  In addition, one of the main writers and researchers for Tornado Talk joins us for this discussion.  He's a student at Millersville University.  Nelson Tucker, welcome!

This week's guest WeatherBrain attended the University of Wisconsin where he earned his phD.  He has spent over 50 years in the field of meteorology and 43 years as a public servant.  Tonight, we celebrate the career of this legend of the weather community.  Dr. Louis Uccellini, welcome to the show!  Tonight's Guest Panelist has been the Chief Meteorologist for KIRO-TV in Seattle, Washington for the last ten years.  Morgan Palmer, welcome to the show!

This week's guest WeatherBrain is a Phoenix based professional photographer, spending half the year shooting weddings and doing family portraits, and the other half chasing storms across the central plains of the United States and then back home in Arizona for monsoon season. He loves his wife Jina and three kids, Asher, Eli and Lyla, and enjoys drinking an old fashion while watching Succession on down days. Specializing in time-lapse and storm photography, Mike's work has been licensed by major companies like Marvel Studios, Nat Geo, Al Gore, the BBC, Microsoft, Canon, Pearl Jam, Blake Shelton, Amblin Entertainment just to name a few.  Mark Olbinski, welcome to WeatherBrains!

This week's guest WeatherBrain is a writer, navigator and an explorer.  He is the Sunday Times bestselling author of "The Walkers Guide to Outdoor Clues and Signs",  one of the world's only books related to natural navigation.  He's written for Sunday Times, New York Times, and the BBC.  He recently wrote a book called "The Secret World of Weather".  Tristan Gooley, welcome to WeatherBrains!

This week we welcome two friends of the podcast.  Dr. John Knox, who is a Professor at the University of Georgia, and Nick Walker, Retired On-Camera Meteorologist from The Weather Channel.  

This week's guest WeatherBrain is a Dr. Peter Thuesen, a Professor of Religious Studies and Adjunct Professor of American Studies at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). A historian of American religion, he is author, most recently, of Tornado God: American Religion and Violent Weather (Oxford, 2020), which received the 2021 Christianity Today Book Award for History/Biography.